custom/handmade Japanese inspired tanto pics

[Cruz VA]

Jones Brothers
Danville VA

 

[islandblacksmith]

is this thread still flowin? here's one from early last year, a collab with a local silversmith:

more info here: http://islandblacksmith.ca/2013/03/icho-hime-kotanto/ the making of: http://islandblacksmith.ca/process/making-the-ichohime-tanto/

 

[gga357]

That is a beauty, thank for sharing.

 

[useit]

gday guys,i wanted to try and use bamboo and this is what happend

 

[Hengelo_77]

good bamboo!

 

[Professor]

I'm glad someone refreshed this thread. There's too much awesomeness in here to let it fade away.

Here's one from BRT Bladeworks that I'm pretty smitten with...

 

[evanPGH]

I have a few more on order but here are mine at the moment.

Josh Mason





Pohan Leu



Todd Gdula

 

[flatgrinder]

I've got a couple from 'Jason Cutter' aka Dr. Kwong Yeang.......too bad he isn't making knives any longer, that I know of.

Wow .... I remember Jason. His work really stood out to me around a decade ago when I first joined the forum. Shame he decided to stop making knives and become a Doctor. Always offered good advice to newbie makers too ... :thumbup:

 

[gga357]

I will add to the thread.
From Fikes II

 

[Joe Watson]

a few I've done. Not traditional by any means, but certainly inspired

 

[evanPGH]

Wow I LOVE that last one, especially the sheath!

 

[Professor]

Mr. Watson, I really like the second to last one you have pictured with the Turk-knot guard. If you made a model in that config with say, a 6" handle and a 10" blade, you'd have a very popular model in my opinion.

Prof.

 

[severtecher]

Love that green handled tanto. Is it wood or stone?

 

[islandblacksmith]

i'm a little behind on this thread! couple from the interim...

Uzumaki Kotanto

WIP on the forum

 

[islandblacksmith]

Tsukimi Tanto

WIP on the forum

 

[islandblacksmith]

Kuromon Aikuchi Tanto

WIP on the forum

 

[islandblacksmith]

Kuromatsu Aikuchi Tanto

Forging video

 

[islandblacksmith]

Yozakura Tanto

WIP on the forum



yoroshiku!

 

[Lycosa]

Man O live!!
Speechless.
rolf

 

[Dawkind]

Wonderful work....